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Wingwood Copse

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.47081, -0.82967

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +103 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Bluebell, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +103 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown, Box Tree Moth +74 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown, Box Tree Moth +74 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route
Named routeRef blueLocal walking route
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenway Red routeCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route R20Cycling route
Named routeRef R20Local cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Bader Way CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland, Ruscombe

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland, Ruscombe

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🌱Ashenbury ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Jubilee CornerUrban park2.6 km→🦉ALDER MOORSNature reserve4.1 km→🌱Waltham Chase Play AreaUrban park1.8 km→🌱King Georges FieldUrban park2.8 km→🌱Charvil Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→

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